I just did research on the definition of the word "birthday". Vivienne, you're right.

birth⋅day

1. the anniversary of a birth.

2. the day of a person's birth.

3. a day marking or commemorating the origin, founding, or beginning of something.

4. the festivities or celebration marking such a day or anniversary.

Origin: 1350–1400

I think I was too fixed on the second definition. I overlooked the first definition. In conclusion, "Happy Xth birthday" still stands and it is both logically and biologically accurate. Sorry, please ignore my unsupported argument in the previous post.

Going to Gleneagles to day brought back memories which I can't remember. It was back to where I was born, and where I visited jean when she was born. Those were the only 2 other occasions I went to Gleneagles.

The ultrasound scan was a pretty interesting experience. They put some gel on my stomach (not the actual stomach, but you get what I mean). Then they used this device that moved on top of my stomach. It was connected to a monitor that showed black and white pictures. When the device moved, it felt ticklish. I nearly wanted to laugh but of course I managed to control it. Just that sometimes, there were jerks in my breathing. The doctor told me when to breathe in an out so that she could take pictures of whatever was inside my body. Ultrasound scanning - an application of sound waves.

The doctor was looking around for mom to explain the results and she got a shock when she saw her because she said mom looked too young. Anyway, they didn't see anything wrong with my liver or bile duct. Therefore, the cause of my raised bilirubin level is still unknown. The GP doc will probably call me some time this week to explain the findings of the scan.

After that, went to attend a wedding and its lunch reception. My uncle Edwin was the emcee. No one ever heard him say such romantic things before, in Chinese. The reason: yx's dad was the one who wrote the script. It runs in the family. Dad also rarely says anything romantic directly. It's usually indirect or through actions.

Then, went to Ashlyn's (latest cousin's) 1st birthday party. It was another buffet lunch, and for most people who attended the wedding, my other uncle's house was the next stop.

Jasmine, jian ling, Jean and I met for xiao zu. It was really a small group cause not everyone in our group could make it. We talked, played and ate for 4 hours. By the time we ended, it was 8.30pm and we were all tired. So we dropped by for dinner together before going home. Oh we played bridge. Jean learnt the game quite fast. Faster than me.

In short, today was another nice day. Tomorrow's National Day!